Janet and Vienna didn't say a word to each other again and Janet just tried on her dress and then left after the boutique owner forced her to try on her wedding. She didn't go home like she had said until evening came and it was time to go and see her husband to be. She intentionally went home a little late so she didn't have to engage in small talks with Madam Rita. She wasn't angry at the woman but just didn't know how to apologize to her yet so she would just avoid her until night. After the dinner, she would have enough courage to talk to her by then and she would be able to apologize to her then. It was so easy, the woman didn't want to eat cake so there was no need to force her. She knew she had always been like that, she didn't even taste from her birthday cakes or any of their birthday cakes . Yet nobody questioned her or tried to force her because they knew it was how she was so she ought to just let her do as she pleased. Her chauffeur arrived at exactly five thirty t
The air suddenly became stuffy as Ivan stared at both of them. Thankfully, he had called her over to explain the situation of things but he still felt awkward being seen with another woman in such a situation. He only told her his aunt had brought him a wife. “Janet Banks?” Vienna asked with an arched brow. “Vienna Fawn?” Janet rose from her chair as she called out Vienna's name. Her eyes traveled back to Ivan but then at Alfred. “What is going on here?” Both Vienna and Janet asked at the same time but at different people. Janet asked Alfred while Vienna asked Ivan. Ivan rose to his feet. “Vienna, please join us. Janet, I believe you should understand what's going on. I only just remembered where I know you from. I think we met this morning, I told you that I was getting married when we did, remember?” “So you… you are the hidden heir of Wayne???” She asked surprisedly. Her little finger pointed at Ivan.“Yes I am. And you are the daughter of the Banks conglomerate family? Mafi
The room was silent for a while and it was uncomfortably deafening to Ivan. He made to speak but Alfred stopped him and silently shook his head. Meaning, Ivan should make no hasty decisions. Ivan fought the urge to disobey Alfred and just remained where he was for the time being. “I'm saying… your nephew is not worth marrying into my family. I have only met him once today and he has tried to trick me and also insulted my family. How am I to overlook something that is obviously not so minor?” Janet went on with her explanation.Ms. Wayne was very surprised to hear the words that left her mouth. Impossible! She knew Ivan and she was very sure he would never do something as terrible as that. But she wouldn't blindly support her nephew, she was not the kind of woman to do that. She had to set things right with the Banks family, she could never let the heir walk out of her nephew's home while in such a terrible mood. “Ms. Banks, firstly, let me apologize to you.” Ms. Wayne bent almost
The atmosphere seemed to cease to flow with oxygen but tensity now. Two beautiful sets of eyes stared at Ivan but his was only on one woman.Janet, at first, told herself she was going nowhere, not after the way he tried to command her, but she wanted to hear from the horse's mouth what he had to say so she decided to go with him.“Please keep my party going.” She said to Ms. Wayne who responded with a smile and a partial nod. More of a bow to send the young lady going. Janet tried to stand up on her own two feet but suddenly felt a wave of breeze blow past her and she almost lost her balance. Ms. Wayne immediately supported her before she fell and Janet gave a soft chuckle. “I must have had way too much to drink.” Ms. Wayne nodded her head, though a little concerned for the clumsy girl. Ivan rolled his eyes as he sent his hand into the depth of his pocket. So she was a drunkard, he thought to himself. She managed to rise to her feet the second time and emptied her glass at one g
The air around her seemed to stop, her breathing became slower and the butterflies turned into zombies eating her up from the inside. What is wrong with me? She asked herself while placing a hand on her stomach. ‘I'm not hungry. I already ate so much inside so why do I feel this way?’ She panted heavily, feeling like she had just run a marathon and her legs became wobbly. She even needed to rest on her knees to keep herself up.“Ms Banks? Are you alright? Are you feeeeelllllliiiiinnnggg ooookkkkaaaayyyy?” His words suddenly began to slow down in her ears. She looked up at him while trying to breathe and she didn't know which was him from the three blurry visions she could see. She couldn't tell him apart from her hallucinations. She saw his mouth moving but didn't even hear what he was saying anymore. What is going on with me? She cried on the inside while trying to hold herself up. Ivan looked at her with so much worry glinting in his eyes as he placed his hand on her back and
Ten minutes had passed and she burnt up like a bread in an oven about to be done. Ivan was starting to grow out of patience while waiting for the doctor but before he could speak, Alfred's phone rang and the tense man immediately answered the call.“Okay, hold on.” He said before hanging up. “He is outside already.” “Hurry! Go get him!” Ivan ordered him and Alfred rushed out of the room on command. Trevor had remained by the door and peaked out of the room, he saw Alfred running as fast as his old legs could allow him.Seconds later, the man came back rushing in with a man dressed like a doctor carrying a bag of maybe equipment in his hand and they both dashed down the hall as fast as they could and made their way into Ivan's room. “Uhm.. Vienna.” Trevor called out to her and she grumbled a reply. He didn't care about how she responded though, as long as she did. “What did you say happened to Janet?”“She was drunk, why?” She angrily questioned him as she remained seated on the bed
They were all silently still while waiting for madam Rita to respond and she didn't hesitate to tell them all it was that she knew as well. “My madam doesn't take drugs if that's what you are asking, even at times that she falls ill, she would rather have an injection than pills.” Madam Rita responded. “Hmm,” the doctor seemed to be brooding for a moment. “I don't know what could have happened to her and I can't be certain until I have run some tests. I am only asking if she takes any pills because there are situations where a pill reacts wrongly with alcohol and can cause a reaction like hers.“There was a patient with similar symptoms and it was because she was on some drugs that shouldn't be taken with alcohol. Her heart seized and her lungs were swollen. The wrong chemicals born from the substance and the alcohol caused the production of red blood cells to stop and if she hadn't been taken care of, she would have died.”The doctor's story brought surprised reactions on each of t
The atmosphere was warm and comforting as a heater radiated enough warmth to spread all about the place. The walls stood strong and protective, keeping out every form of noise or disturbance from getting to the inside and it too contributed to the spreading of warmth. Depended on the condition of the heater or air conditioner. If it was an air conditioner, as the cold air touched the walls, the wall itself took in the air and spread it evenly across the room and it did so too with a heater. A small electric kettle in black and silver sat on the ground with its tail plugged out of the socket and like a rooftop of a chimney, smoke left the open mouth and spread into the air. Ivan could remember clearly what the doctor had told him about a kettle of hot water being prepared and there was something else, something about a cabinet. A brown smooth wood cabinet hung from the wall and stretched forward into the room. Directly under it was a cabinet set like a table as well and Ivan walke